U.S. skilled nursing facilities are operating with significantly less usable capacity since 2019, with steep declines in ...

Inconsistent interpretation of federal regulations at the state level, and surveyor subjectivity are gray areas that will ...

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), also known as nursing homes, experienced a decline in operating capacity following the COVID-19 pandemic, which was associated with patients experiencing longer ...

HealthDay News — Between 2019 and 2024, there was a decline in skilled nursing facility (SNF) capacity, with a decrease in ...

Mass General Brigham is using a state grant to test an advanced care at home model for patients in need of skilled nursing facility services. Mass General Brigham is testing a variation of the ...

Payment reforms for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and home health agencies (HHAs) largely caused small increases in admissions from 2018 to 2021, a new study finds. The COVID-19 pandemic began just ...

Nursing homes have lost 5% of operating capacity since 2020, according to a new study examining why providers have had to limit admissions.

It’s overwhelming enough helping your mom get discharged from the hospital after a fall. But what if her doctor doesn’t think it’s safe for her to return home? As you scramble to find somewhere for ...

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) with a high volume of referred patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias may work harder to manage care transitions with less availability of resources ...

Medicare may end a person’s skilled nursing facility (SNF) coverage if the care is no longer medically necessary or if they use all their covered days in a benefit period. An SNF is a care facility ...